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"You brought me a gift?"

Li Li was indeed very surprised. She had a good relationship with Zhou Chen, but not to the extent that Zhou Chen would remember to bring a gift, let alone a precious diamond.

She opened the jewelry box out of curiosity and saw the huge red diamond necklace inside.

The diamond is as bright as blood and looks very gorgeous.

At first sight, she fell in love with the diamond necklace, it was so beautiful.

But she quickly calmed down.

"It's too precious. I can't accept it."

Zhou Chen said: "I brought this especially for you. If you don't accept it, I can't give it to someone else. You wouldn't want me to just throw it away in a corner and collect dust, would you?"

Li Li had a conflicted look on her face. She was not the kind of person who cared too much about external things. Although this red diamond necklace was very beautiful, she really didn't know whether she should accept such an expensive gift from Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen saw her dilemma and said again: "Please accept it. This is a gift from my heart. No matter how precious something is, it is not as important as a gift from my heart, right? If people knew that I, the great Mr. Zhou, couldn't even give a gift, wouldn't it be too embarrassing? We have known each other for so long, you should at least give me this face, right?"

Li Li smiled helplessly, closed the jewelry box, and thanked him: "In that case, I will be honored to refuse it."

"This is the Li Li I know, no drag."

Zhou Chen praised it and started chatting with Li Li again.

After a while, the waiter came up with the fish soup. Zhou Chen served himself a bowl and gave another bowl to Li Li.

Li Li smiled slightly, accepted Zhou Chen's kindness, and accompanied Zhou Chen to drink fish soup.

At five o'clock, when it was slightly dark, the Yellow River Road became even more lively, with bright lights as if it were daytime. There were countless people coming and going, and greetings and shouts could be heard one after another.

Zhou Chen walked out of Zhizhen Garden, started walking towards Jin Meilin across the street.

Lu Meilin, who had been staring at the gate of Zhizhen Garden, was overjoyed when she saw Zhou Chen coming and went to greet him from a distance.

"Mr. Zhou, you are here. Please come in. The private room is ready for you."

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "Thank you very much, Madam Boss."

"It should, it should."

Lu Meilin's attitude was very humble. Although Zhou Chen seldom came to Huanghe Road now, his reputation was there. Others tried their best to invite Zhou Chen to dinner, but Zhou Chen never paid any attention to them. This time he came to her, Jin Meilin, for dinner, which made her feel very honored, and her steps became lighter.

Zhou Chen followed Lu Meilin into Jin Meilin, looked at the bustling Jin Meilin, and said with a smile: "What a good day today is, it's so lively, and there are people lining up."

Lu Meilin smiled flatteringly and said, "No matter what day it is, as long as President Zhou is here, it will be the best day. I, Jin Meilin, can have the excitement today thanks to President Zhou's support."

"Boss lady, you are joking. Jin Meilin is where she is today because of her ability. I just played a small role."

Just as he was about to go to the private room, Mr. Jin from Jin Meilin came over. After seeing Zhou Chen, he looked even more flattering.

"Mr. Zhou, your arrival really brings honor to our humble Jin Meilin. Please come in, please come in."

Boss Jin is a gambler, and everyone knows that Zhou Chen made his fortune from stocks, so he has always wanted to find an opportunity to communicate more with Zhou Chen, but he never had the chance before.

Zhou Chen had worked at Jin Meilin before, so he naturally knew what kind of person Boss Jin was. He could still deal with Lu Meilin, but he didn't even have the mood to deal with Boss Jin. He just responded indifferently.

Lu Meilin also looked down on her man and knew what Boss Jin was thinking, so she didn't want Boss Jin to bother Zhou Chen. She immediately pushed him aside and led Zhou Chen into the private room.

"Mr. Zhou, what would you like to eat tonight?"

"Just serve the dishes according to the minimum consumption of the private room, and give me a bottle of Moutai."

"No problem, just wait, it will be delivered soon."

After the waiter left, Lu Meilin smiled and asked Zhou Chen, "Mr. Zhou, you haven't come to Huanghe Road for a few months. We all thought you would never come back."

Zhou Chen said, "Just now I heard Jingxiu say that everyone on Huanghe Road knows that I went to Hong Kong. Does the boss lady not know?"

"I have heard about it, but I generally don't believe what others say. I also heard someone say that Mr. Zhou intends to hold a third venture capital conference. Do you know?"

"Who did you listen to?"

Zhou Chen had never had this idea at all. He knew that Lu Meilin was testing him. Sure enough, Lu Meilin invited him to dinner not just for dinner, but for her own purpose.

"I haven't heard of it. It's just a rumor outside. I said that if Mr. Zhou wanted to do it, he would definitely do it in a big way. There wouldn't be rumors before it even started."

Lu Meilin laughed. In the past six months or so, although Jin Meilin's business had been a little better than in previous years, the emergence of Zhizhenyuan had taken away a lot of business on Huanghe Road, and Jin Meilin had also been greatly affected.

They tried to deal with Li Li, but failed because of Zhou Chen. They did not dare to take any further action and could only find a way to compete fairly with Zhizhen Garden.

But the hardware conditions were weak. If she didn't think of other ways, she would never be able to compete with Zhizhen Garden, so she set her sights on Zhou Chen.

"I don't have that idea yet. If I do, I will definitely inform the boss lady."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Zhou. I have to go out to entertain guests, so I won't disturb you while you're having dinner."

Not getting what she wanted, Lu Meilin could only leave disappointed. Although venture capital would be limitless, it was a good start that Zhou Chen came to dinner.

Although Zhou Chen has not been to Huanghe Road for a long time, when Chenxing Venture Capital has dinner parties, he will come to Huanghe Road in most cases. For many people, Zhou Chen's dinner at Jin Meilin is a good signal.

Sitting alone in a private room and eating a large table of food may seem like a luxury to others, but Zhou Chen has long been accustomed to it.

Jin Meilin is not as good as Zhizhenyuan after all. In Zhizhenyuan, at least there is Li Li to accompany him for drinks and meals. But in Jin Meilin, forget about Lu Meilin, let alone Boss Jin. It is better to eat and drink alone.

In the private room, I leisurely drank old wine, ate food, and thought about company matters.

It has been more than half a year since Chenxing Venture Capital opened for business. The company has invested in more than 30 projects, but less than a quarter of them have actually started to make a profit, and most of them are small investments. They are profitable, but in fact they have not even recovered the costs.

Therefore, venture capital companies are not something that ordinary people can handle. If you do not have sufficient funds and vision, no amount of money will be enough to compensate you.

Just when Zhou Chen was halfway through his meal, he suddenly heard a loud noise coming from downstairs, as if someone was making trouble, which made him frown slightly.

The sound insulation effect of Jin Meilin’s private rooms is still a bit poor.

He put down his chopsticks and walked out of the private room, just as a waiter passed by.

"and many more."

"Mr. Zhou."

The waiter obviously knew Zhou Chen, and stopped immediately when he heard Zhou Chen's call.

"What are your orders?"

"What's going on down there? Are they arguing?"

The waiter immediately explained, "Boss Zhou, our boss Jin was beaten up. It seems that this customer came with Miss Wang. The boss lady is downstairs trying to seek justice for Boss Jin."

"That's it, okay, I understand."

After learning the whole story, Zhou Chen was very surprised. He didn't expect that on his first day on Huanghe Road after returning to Shanghai, he would encounter the famous scene in the plot.

Miss Wang was temporarily down and out during this period, and Lu Meilin was a snob. Wang Mingzhu ran into her trap at this time, so Lu Meilin naturally would not be polite to her.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Zhou Chen walked downstairs. Wang Mingzhu was his future investment target. If he didn't try to improve her favor now, when would he?

The atmosphere downstairs was very bad. A group of people surrounded the hall. Wang Mingzhu returned to her previous look, with big wavy hair and glasses, and was confronting Lu Meilin.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 1315: Get ahead, be lucky, win

"Oh my, it's so lively today, there are so many people around."

Zhou Chen walked down the stairs slowly and stood right between Lu Meilin and Wang Mingzhu.

"Mr. Zhou."

"Mr. Zhou."

Seeing Zhou Chen, Lu Meilin and Wang Mingzhu were both very surprised, especially Wang Mingzhu, who didn't expect to see Zhou Chen in Jin Meilin.

The onlookers all looked at Zhou Chen, the uninvited guest. Many people were whispering, saying that Lu Meilin was very capable and actually invited Zhou Chen to Jin Meilin for dinner.

Lu Meilin, who had just had a ferocious face and was furious, immediately calmed down when she saw Zhou Chen. She quickly changed her expression and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhou, it's my fault for disturbing your meal. It's just a small trouble. We can solve it quickly. You can go upstairs and continue eating and drinking."

"How can I eat and drink when you guys are making so much noise? I haven't been to Jin Meilin for a long time, and today when I came, I made such a scene. If someone doesn't know, I would think you have some grievances against me."

Lu Meilin immediately defended herself: "Boss Zhou, what are you talking about? You are the God of Wealth on Huanghe Road. How could I have any problem with you? It's just that some villains made trouble today and we were bullied. We had no choice but to do this."

Before he finished speaking, a burly man pointed at Lu Meilin and shouted, "Who are you talking about?"

"I'm just talking about you. What do you think? You still want to hit me, right?"

Lu Meilin was polite to Zhou Chen, but she was different to others. She stuck her neck out and scolded the big man.

Wang Mingzhu hurriedly comforted Master Fan, and then asked Lu Meilin: "Lu Meilin, what do you want? Why don't you let Master Fan and the others go first, and I will go to the police station with you later."

"whispering sound."

Lu Meilin sneered disdainfully and said, "My friend, what you said is quite humorous. What? Can this kind of thing be exchanged? Well, you also take a slap from me and I will let them go."

Before Wang Mingzhu could do anything, Master Fan couldn't help but roar again.

Seeing that they were about to quarrel again, Zhou Chen said, "Madam Boss, how serious is this matter? Do we have to go to the police station?"

Lu Meilin pointed at the man who was sitting on the ground with his hands covering the back of his head, and said angrily, "Boss Zhou, please judge for me. I run a restaurant and not only did you come here to rob the private room, but you also smashed my man's head and even bullied him to the door. I am a civilized person, so I must call the police, don't you think?"

"Yes, that's right. No matter what, hitting someone is definitely wrong."

Zhou Chen responded first, then turned around and saw Wang Mingzhu with an anxious look on her face. He winked at her before facing Lu Meilin again.

"But I rarely come here, and if something happens as soon as I come, if it goes to the police station, people will think that I, Zhou Chen, am a jinx. How much will this affect my reputation, don't you think, Madam Boss?"

Lu Meilin twitched the corner of her mouth. She didn't think it would have any impact, but she understood what Zhou Chen meant. He wanted to take the initiative to resolve the matter.

Wang Mingzhu’s face was not enough for her, but it was different for Zhou Chen. Her face turned unpleasant.

She was also a person who cared about her reputation. There were so many people around watching the fun, and she had just shouted so loudly. If Zhou Chen could make her stop with just one word, she would feel it was too embarrassing, even if she was facing Zhou Chen.

To survive on the Yellow River Road, face is very important, but her eyes flickered a few times.

"Mr. Zhou, I will definitely give you face, but the problem is that this guy kicked my husband like a ball and smashed his head. I really can't swallow this."

Zhou Chen said with a smile: "It's rare for me to be a peacemaker today, and you are willing to give me this face, so tell me, how can I swallow this anger."

Lu Meilin shouted, "They beat me up, and they want me not to call the police, that's fine, but I'm going to get back the slap I received today no matter what."

Wang Mingzhu looked at Lu Meilin and asked, "You just want to give me a slap in the face, right?"

"Correct."

Lu Meilin refused to give in. If Mr. Bao was here, she might have given him some face, but there was only Wang Mingzhu, and a demoted Wang Mingzhu at that. She didn't care at all and just wanted to get face back from Wang Mingzhu.

Zhou Chen grabbed Wang Mingzhu and pulled her to the back, then said to Lu Meilin: "Miss Wang is a celebrity on Huanghe Road after all, and she is a young girl. It is too ugly to slap her."

"Boss Zhou, I have no objection to you protecting Miss Wang, but we still have to be reasonable. She was the one who brought this person here and embarrassed Jin Meilin first. I can't just not fight back when someone hits me, right? Look at the blood all over his body. No one would be able to tolerate this."

Lu Meilin saw that Zhou Chen wanted to protect Wang Mingzhu, and she felt very unhappy, but she couldn't show it directly.

"I just want to be a peacemaker today. So, your husband was beaten, so let me talk to him first. If your husband is willing to make a big deal out of a small matter, then we can let it go today. No one will hurt the harmony, and we can live in peace in the future and take care of each other's business. What do you think?"

Zhou Chen made a suggestion, and Lu Meilin frowned, not understanding what Zhou Chen was planning.

Taking one look at her husband with blood all over his head, she felt that he would definitely not be willing to let things go, but when she thought of his unreliable behavior in the past, she became hesitant.

Zhou Chen ignored her, but walked up to Boss Jin and said, "Want to chat?"

Looking at Zhou Chen's eyes as calm as water, Boss Jin couldn't help but tremble in his heart. He knew that this man was someone even Lu Meilin and Du Honggen were afraid of.

"well."

He covered his head, stood up with the help of the waiter, watched Zhou Chen walk into the private room next door, and hurriedly followed him.

Seeing him so cowardly, Lu Meilin was so angry that her teeth were itching, but when she thought that the person she was facing was Zhou Chen, she could only suppress her anger.

"Boss Bao is here!"

Suddenly someone called out, and then Mr. Bao walked in. Lu Meilin was in no mood to deal with Mr. Bao, so she just glanced at him indifferently.

President Bao walked up to Wang Mingzhu and asked about the situation. While Wang Mingzhu was talking, she looked worriedly at Zhou Chen and Boss Jin who were talking in the private room.

After a while, Zhou Chen and Boss Jin came out. When Boss Jin came out, his face was full of ingratiating smiles, as if something had happened that made him particularly happy.

Without Zhou Chen's words, he took the initiative to walk to Lu Meilin's side and advised: "Meilin, Miss Wang has patronized our Jin Meilin many times before. President Zhou is here today, so just give President Zhou some face and let this matter go."

Lu Meilin glared and shouted, "What did you say?"

Boss Jin felt very embarrassed, but when he thought of what Zhou Chen had just said, he became extremely excited and forcibly pulled Lu Meilin to the side to persuade him.

After more than a minute, Lu Meilin came back with an unhappy face and snorted, "Ms. Wang, today we are giving face to Mr. Zhou and will not bother with you, but please take those questionable people away immediately."

"Who are you calling indecent?"

Master Fan had a bad temper, but before he could say anything, he was held down by his family.